fiend

fiend  (fnd)

n.

1.

a. An evil spirit; a demon.

b. The Devil; Satan.

c. A diabolically evil or wicked person.

2. Informal One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend.

3. Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime: a crossword-puzzle fiend.

4. Informal One who is particularly adept at something: a fiend with computers.

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[Middle English, from Old English fond; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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fiend [feend]

Noun

1. an evil spirit

2. a cruel or wicked person

3. Informal a person who is extremely interested in or fond of something: a fitness fiend [Old English fēond]

fiendish adj
fiendishly adv

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Fiend

Noun

the Fiend the devil

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fiend - a cruel wicked and inhuman person ogre, demon, monster, devil disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable demoniac - someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
	2.	fiend - an evil supernatural being daemon, daimon, demon, devil evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
	3.	fiend - a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill fanatic enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

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fiend

noun 1. brute, monster, savage, beast, degenerate, barbarian, ogre, ghoul

noun 2. (Informal) enthusiast, fan, addict, freak (informal) fanatic, maniac, energumen

noun 3. demon, devil, evil spirit, hellhound, atua N.Z.

Translations

fiend [fiːnd] n → demonio

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fiend [fiːnd] n → démon m

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fiend [fiːnd] n → Teufel m

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fiend [fiːnd] n → demonio